Austin Trainor’s 68-yard touchdown connection to Lenworth Lennon with 39 seconds left to play sealed Florida A&M’s 28-22 win over Fort Valley State on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Just over 21,000 Rattler faithful turned out for the home opener against the Division 2 Wildcats.
The Rattlers took over at their own 14-yard line down 22-21 with 1:52 left in the fourth quarter, and Trainor completed four straight passes on the drive — the last one was the game winner.
Trainor finished 19 of 33 passing for two touchdowns and one interception, while also scoring once on the ground with three attempts for a total of minus-7 yards. Kevin Elliott had six receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown for the Rattlers.
Fort Valley State quarterback Antonio Henton was 18 of 42 passing for 299 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions.